CSCS Operatives Mock Test 01

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HS&E TEST

CSCS Operatives Test 1

1 / 50

What are round red and white signs with a diagonal line?

Prohibition signs - meaning you must not do something

Mandatory signs - meaning you must do something

Warning signs - alerting you to hazards or danger

Safe condition signs - giving you information

2 / 50

Which of the following is the correct order of signs with their categories?

C - D - B - A

C - D - A - B

D - C - A - B

D - C - B - A

3 / 50

When referring to protection, what is a high UV rate cream designed to protect you from?

Dermatitis

Legionella

Abrasions

Sun burn

4 / 50

Which of the following is a bad practice?

Refuelling carefully to avoid spills

Storing materials safely

Mixing all waste in one skip

Switching off plant and equipment when it is not in use

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What is the main danger when using a chisel or bolster with a mushroomed head?

It will shatter and send fragments flying into the air

The shaft of the chisel will bend, putting a strain on your wrist

The hammer could slip off the head of the bolsters or chisel

You are more likely to hit your hand with the chise head

6 / 50

Which three of the following should be labelled with this sign?

Any product containing asbestos

Recyclable waste

Asbestos waste

Plasterboard waste

Raw asbestos

7 / 50

If your respiratory protective equipment (RPE) is a bad fit, which one of the following is most likely to happen?

It will filter more air

It will not protect you

It will break easily

It will get damaged

8 / 50

What is one of the best ways to overcome negative workplace attitudes about mental health issues?

Avoid talking about it and the problem will resolve itself

Make sure no one with a mental health issue gets hired

Tell workmates that you are an expert in mental health issues

Talk and listen about mental health openly, and without judgement

9 / 50

When workers use respiratory protective equipment (RPE) they should have a 'face fit' test. Why is this?

To ensure the mask looks right

The ensure the selected mask is the correct colour

To make sure that the mask fits the budget

To ensure the mask fits and functions correctly

10 / 50

How can you help reduce the risk of hand-arm vibration when using a vibrating tool?

Use more force on the tool

Do not grip the tool too tightly

Hold the tool at arm's length

Hold the tool more tightly

11 / 50

What is best practice when using a power tool with a rotating blade?

Adjust the guard to expose just enough blade to let you do the job

Remove the guard so that you can clearly see the blade

Remove the guard but wear leather gloves to protect your hands

Adjust the guard to expose the maximum amount of blade

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What does a permit to work authorise?

Health and Safety Executive (HSE) inspectors to visit the site without warning

The emergency services to come on to the site after an accident

Tasks to be carried out safely under strictly controlled conditions

Untrained people to operate certain tools without supervision

13 / 50

Site rules and procedures are the responsibility of whom?

The employer

The Health and Safety Executive (HSE)

Investors

Work colleagues

14 / 50

So that workers can work at height safely, who is responsible for making sure they receive information and instruction?

The employer

The Health and Safety Executive (HSE)

The workers themselves

The appointed first aider

15 / 50

How should water be used to reduce the level of dust when cutting concrete using a cut-off saw?

Constantly until you are half way through the concrete cut, then stop

Enough to make the first cut, then no more will be required

Enough to wet the surface of the concrete before cutting

Constantly the whole time the concrete is being cut

16 / 50

When should you wear safety footwear on site?

Until the site starts to look finished

Only when working inside

All the time

Only when working at ground level

17 / 50

A worker is suffering stress caused by their line manager. What should they do?

Try to work faster to keep the manager happy

Find and follow the company procedures to address it

Complain to their manager

Get another job that will be less demanding

18 / 50

Which method is used to check if a residual current device (RCD) connected to a power tool is working?

Use a hand-held RCD test meter

Run the tool at top speed to see if it cuts out

Switch the tool on and off

Press the test button on the RCD

19 / 50

A worker has been asked to operate a mobile elevating work platform (MEWP), but has no training. What should they do?

Tell their supervisor that they have no training

Ask a workmate how to operate the MEWP

Get the work done as quickly as possible

Operate the MEWP at breaktime when no-one is around

20 / 50

How would you expect to find out about health and safety rules when you first arrive on site?

By reading the health and safety policy

During the induction

By asking other workers to show you around

In a letter sent to your home

21 / 50

Who is responsible for reporting any unsafe conditions on site?

The Contracts Manager

The client or principal contractor

The Site Manager

Everyone one the construction site

22 / 50

Someone has fallen from height and has no feeling in their legs. What should you do?

Roll them onto their side and bend their legs

Keep them still until medical help arrives

Raise their legs to see if any feeling comes back

Keep their legs straight and roll them onto their back

23 / 50

Why should you report an accident?

So that everyone can find out what happened

It helps the site find out who caused it

It is a legal requirement

So that your company will be held responsible

24 / 50

What should you be given information about emergency assembly points?

In the permit to work

In the risk assessment

In the method statement

At the site induction

25 / 50

In addition to heat, what are the other two factors that must be present to start a fire?

Nitrogen

Oxygen

Argon

Carbon dioxide

Fuel

26 / 50

Which of the following is the correct order of signs with their categories?

A - C - B - D

B - C - A - D

B - C - D - A

A - C - D - B

27 / 50

Workers are likely to suffer the highest levels of fatigue due to what?

Appropriately designed shift work schedules and reduced production targets

Poorly designed shift work schedules and reduce production targets

Appropriately designed shift work schedules and short working hours

Poorly designed shift work schedules and long working hours

28 / 50

Which of the following activities does not create harmful silica dust?

Sawing timber or plywood

Breaking up concrete floors and screeds

Chasing out walls and mortar joints or sweeping up rubble

Cutting kerbs, stone, paving slabs, bricks and blocks

29 / 50

When moving plant or machinery around site, what should the operator look out for?

Driving with the lights on during the day

Driving with the hand-brake on

Speed signs and speed humps

Only driving with limited fuel

30 / 50

What must happen before each shift starts when working in an excavation?

A supervisor should stay in the excavation for the first hour

Someone must go in and sniff the air to see if it is safe

A supervisor should watch from the top for the first hour

A competent person must inspect the excavation

31 / 50

A corrosive substance, such as wet cement, in direct contact with the skin will result in what?

Hair loss

Skin burns

Back injury

Glaucoma

32 / 50

What is the best way to protect an extension cable and also reduce trip hazards?

Cover the cable with yellow tape

Cover the cable with pieces of wood

Run the cable above head height

Run the cable by the shortest route

33 / 50

What information should be gathered after a near miss incident occurs?

The cost of the project at the time of the incident

The activities that were being carried out at the time

The names of the next of kin for the people involved

Where those involved lived at the time of the incident

34 / 50

Mobile plant on site should be refuelled by whom?

Only the driver

Anyone who is asked to

A supervisor or manager

Only authorised people

35 / 50

If you notice that a design detail can't be built in the way it has been drawn in the plans, what two things should you do?

Leave that detail out altogether

Build it as you think it should be done

Raise the issue with your supervisor before you start the work

Only make the changes when they are approved in writing

Keep quiet as it will mean more work for you

36 / 50

Which two of the following are basic filter types used in respiratory protective equipment (RPE)?

Moisture filters

Dust or particle filters

Gas or vapour filters

Sound filters

Smell or aroma filters

37 / 50

If you need to reach above your head to place a load or lower a load to the floor, which of these is not true?

It will be more difficult to keep your back straight

You will put extra stress on your arms and your back

You can safely handle more weight than usual

The load will be more difficult to control

38 / 50

Cement-based roofing sheets are a common material which can often contain what hazardous substance?

Rust

Termites

Asbestos

Dry rot

39 / 50

When absorption granules from a spill kit have been used on oil, what action should be taken?

Clear them up and place them in a sealed waste bag ready for specialist disposal

Clear them up straight away and put them into a general waste skip

Leave them on the oil for a few days before clearing into the general waste

Use water to help clean up excess oil before specialist disposal

40 / 50

Which of these statements, with reference to emergency procedures is correct?

They should not be clear and easily understandable

They should not be changed without notice

They should not be discussed with the workforce

They should not be updated and checked

41 / 50

Which item of equipment would not require portable appliance testing (PAT)?

Plug-in breaker

110 volt extension lead

Hammer and bolster

110 volt transformer

42 / 50

Which of the following is the correct order of signs with their categories?

B - C - D - A

A - D - C - B

B - D - C - A

A - C - D - B

43 / 50

You are using a wheelbarrow to move a heavy load. Is this manual handling?

Only if the wheelbarrow is pulled instead of pushed

Only if the load slips out of the wheelbarrow

Yes, you are still manually handling the load

No, because the wheelbarrow is carrying the load

44 / 50

What should an employee do if they think noise at work may have damaged their hearing?

Take time off work, as they are unwell

Nothing, as the damage has already been done

Ask their employer or doctor to arrange a hearing test

Plug their ears with cotton wool to stop any more damage

45 / 50

Who should erect, dismantle or alter a tube and fitting scaffold?

A trained, competent and authorised person

Someone who has the right tools

Anyone who is a project manager

Anyone who thinks they can do it

46 / 50

An excavator has just stopped work. Liquid is dripping and forming a small pool under the back of the machine. What could this mean?

Someone put too much diesel into the machine before it started work

The machine is hot so the diesel has expanded and overflowed

It is normal for fluids to vent after the machine stops

The machine has a leak and could be unsafe

47 / 50

Which of the following does not cause a nuisance to neighbours of a building site?

Carefully directed site lighting

Noise and vibration from the work

Lorries and heavy plant traffic

Dust and fumes from the site

48 / 50

You need to move a load that might be too heavy for you. You cannot divide it into smaller parts and there is no one to help you. What should you do?

Try to lift it using the correct lifting methods

Lift and move the load quickly to avoid injury

Do not move the load until you have a safe way of doing it

Get a forklift truck, even though you have not been trained to use it

49 / 50

What three things should you do before entering a confined space that has sludge at the bottom?

Throw something into the sludge to see how deep it is

Make sure that the space has been tested for gas

Put on a disposable dust mask

Identify what the sludge is

Have the correct training

50 / 50

A material that may hide fragile surfaces has been applied to a roof. What action should be taken?

The fragile areas should be painted green

The fragile areas should be clearly marked and protected

Nothing workers should know to be careful

Nothing the material applied should be fine

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